US2811198A - Slipcover - Google Patents

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' sLIPcovER I Original Filed Nov. 9, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 United States Patent SLIPCOVER Kaare Krogh, Grays Lake, 111.

Continuation of application Serial No. 194,833, Novemher 9, 1950. This application October 19, 1956, Serial No. 617,172

11 Claims. (Cl. 155-182) This invention relates to slip covers for furniture, and more particularly overstulfed furniture. This application is a continuation of my copending application Serial No. 194,833, filed November 9, 1950, now abandoned.

Overstuffed furniture such as club chairs, lounges, davenports, sofas, and the like, is made in numerous sizes, shapes, proportions and designs. In order for a sto-rekeeper to be in a position to satisfy the needs of the majority of his customers it has been necessary heretofore to carry a plurality of designs of slip covers, as well as a plurality of patterns and materials. This large inventory is expensive and space-consuming.

Various attempts have been made heretofore to produce slip covers which are adjustable within limits to fit a plurality of sizes and designs of overstuffed furniture, but generally these slip covers have been found to be unsatisfactory for one of several reasons. For example, the slip cover is diflicult to apply, will not remain in adjusted position upon the article of furniture, or does not fit snugly and smoothly to give a neat and attractive appearance.

Accordingly, it is an important object of the present invention to provide an improved slip cover; more specifically it is an object of the invention to provide a slip cover which is capable of being applied to fumiture of varying shapes, sizes and designs whereby to materially decrease the inventory which must be carried by dealers in slip covers.

Another object is to provide a slip cover of the type set forth which is more easily applied and which fits snugly and smoothly upon the associated article of furniture whereby to produce a neat and attractive appearance.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a one-piece slip cover which will fulfill the above objects.

A further obect of the invention is to provide in a one-piece slip cover an improved structure for covering the arms of the article of furniture.

Still another object is to provide improved means for attaching a slip cover of the type set forth to an associated article of furniture, the improved attaching devices serving to more securely holdthe slip cover inposition during use and serving to simplify application of the slip cover to the furniture.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a slip cover made of relatively inelastic material which will fulfill all of the above objects and which is simple and economical in manufacture.

These and other objects and advantages of the inven tion will be better understood from the following description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, wherein like reference nurnerals have been used to indicate like parts throughout:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a club chair, the chair having a slip cover made in accordance with and embodying the principles of the present invention in operative position thereon;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 1=bu't-showice ing certain parts of the slip cover disengaged and in the position which they assume before application to the chair;

Fig. 3 is a partial view in horizontal section as seen in the direction of the arrows along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a partial view in perspective illustrating the manner of attaching the front arm portion of the slip cover, certain portions of the slip cover having been broken away for purposes of illustration;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 and showing the front arrn portion of the slip cover in applied position;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the chair of Fig. 2 as seen from the rear, certain portions of the slip cover having been broken away for purposes of illustration;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged view in vertical section taken" along the line 7-7 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged view in horizontal section taken along the line 8-8 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail view illustrating the attaching means for securing the front arm portion of the slip cover in operative position;

Fig. 10 is an enlarged view of one of the anchoring members used in the present invention;

Fig. 11 is a partial view in horizontal section as seen in the direction of the arrows along the line 1111 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 12 is a partial perspective view similar to Fig. l and showing the present invention applied to a club chair having a T-type cushion;

Fig. 13 is a view partially in vertical section of one of the arms shown in Fig. 12, and particularly illustrating the manner in which the front arm portion of the slip cover is held in position;

Fig. 14 is a plan view of a slip cover made in accordance with the present invention, the slip cover having been spread flat for purposes of illustration; and

Fig. 15 is a partial view similar to Fig. 13 illustrating an alternative manner of securing the front arm section in position.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 1 to 11 and 14, there is shown a slip cover generally designated by the numeral 20 made in accordance with and embodying the principles of the present invention. The slip cover 20 is shown applied in these figures to a club chair including a seat 22 provided with a cushion 24, a pair of upstanding arms 26 and 28 disposed on either side of seat 22, and

- a back 30 having a pair of shoulders 32 and 34. A pair of front legs 36 and 33 and a pair of rear legs 40 and 42 support the seat 22 at a suitable distance from the supporting surface. It is to be noted that the chair illustrated is of the type in which the forward ends of the arms 26-48 are flush with the forward edge of the seat 22.

Referring now to Fig. 14, the slip cover 20 will be generally described. A'platform 44 is provided to cover the seat 22, the platform illustrated being substantially rectangular in' shape to conform to the shape of seat 22. The forwardly extending edge of platform 44has a front drop 46 formed integral therewith, front drop 46 being adapted to cover the forward edge of seat 22, as can best be seen in Fig. 2. Attached to the lowermost edge of front drop 46 is a front fiounce 48 which is provided to give added decoration for the slip cover. It is to be understood-that the front flounce 48 may be ofany desired type or shape, or maybe eliminated completely.

Attached to the edge of platform 44 disposed opposite front drop '46 is a front 50 which is adapted to cover the forwardly facing portion of the chair back 30. Front 50 is approximately the width of the rear edge of seat 22, the shoulders .32 and 34 of the chair extending on either side of the parallel side edges of front .50. a

Front 59 is extended in a direction inline withplatform 44 to provide a back 52 which serves to cover the rearwardly facing portion of the chair back 30. The width of back 52 is preferably equal to the width of front 50 and its length is such as to cover the back of most types of chairs.

The remaining parallel sides of platform 44 have attached thereto the cover sections for the arms 26-28 of the chair, these sections including inside arms 54 and 56 which are preferably formed integral with or attached to the platform 44. The width of inside arms 54-56 has been illustrated as being equal to the depth of platform 44 whereby to cover completely the associated arms 26 and 28. Formed on the outwardly facing edges of the inside arms 54-56 are the outside arms 58 and 60 which serve to cover the outwardly disposed sides of the chair arms 26-28, as may be best seen in Figs. 1 and 6. T he outside arms58-60 curve outwardly, as at 62 and 64 respectively, so that their width at the outermost ends is greater than the overall depth of the chair whereby to provide rear flaps 66 and 68 which extend part way across the rear of the chair, as illustrated in Fig. 6. The distance between the junction of inside arms 54 and 56 with platform 44 to the outermost edge of outside arms 58 and 60 is such that the outermost edge of the outside arms 58 and 60 are disposed along and adjacent to the lower edge 70 of the chair, see Fig. 6. These outermost edges of the outside arms 58 and 60 are preferably provided with side flounces 72 and 74 which have extensions 76 and 78 formed thereon which overlap to provide a rear flounce.

There are preferably provided at the forward corners formed by the upper section of the platform 44 with inside arms 54 and 56 a pair of shaped corners 80 and 82 respectively. Corners 80 and 82 fit over the forwardly extending edges of the seat 22 whereby to provide a better fit.

integrally attached to the forwardly extending edges of the outside arms 58 and 60 are the front arms 84 and 86. Preferably the outermost edges of the front arms 84--86 are in line with the outermost edges of the outside arms 58-60 respectively. The junctions 88 and 90 between the front arms 84-86 and outside arms 58-60 extend only a short distance inwardly toward the middle and in fact terminate at points 92 and 94. It is important to note that the terminal points 92 and 94 of the junctions 88-90 are disposed so that they will be located below any enlargement or irregularity in the cross sectional shape of the upper portions of the chair arms when the cover is applied to the chair. However, the front arms 84-86 extend further inwardly as at 96 and 98 to provide front cover portions which are best illustrated in Figs. 2, 4, and 6.

The portions which cover the shoulders 32 and 34 are attached to the front 50 and are called the shoulder sides 100 and 102. Attached to the uppermost laterally extending edge of the shoulder sides 100-102, as seen in Fig. 14, are shoulder tops 104 and 106. It will be noted that the shoulder tops 104 and 106 overlap the shoulder sides 100 and 102 at 108 and 110 respectively and that the shoulder tops 104-106 are overlapped by the back 52 at 112 and 114 respectively.

Referring now specifically to Figs. 2 and 6, the manner and means of attaching the slip cover 20 to the chair will be described in detail. The platform 44 is first placed in posit-ion over seat 22 with the front 50 thereon back across back 30 of the chair. The inside arms 54 and 56 will fall naturally into position and the outside arms 58 and 60 will be draped over the chair arms 26 and 28 respectively. The front corners 80-82 will fit over the front corners of seat 22 and a pair of tie strings 116 and 118 are provided to secure the front corners of platform 44 and the lower edge of inside arms 54-56 to the front legs 36-38 respectively. The junctions 120 and 122 between platform 44 and the inside arms 54-56 respectively are pushed and tucked down into the space formed in the chair between the seat 22 and the arms 26-28.

With the slip cover 20 arranged as described in the preceding paragraph, the seams 88-90 between the front arms 84-86 and the outside arms 58-60 will be disposed substantially vertically, as shown in Fig. 2, and will terminate below the upper enlarged portions of the chair. The front covers 96 and 98 can then be arranged to cover and to conform snugly to the outwardly facing enlarged upper ends of the chair arms 26-28 respectively independently of either the inside or outside arm covers 54-56 and 58-60. The inside and outside arm covers may then be easily fitted snugly to the chair arms since there is no connection or seam between them and the front covers, which must be adjusted to any enlarged or irregular shape in the transverse cross section of the chair arms. Thus the arm covers can be fitted easily to arms having a great variety of shapes. The edges and 122 of arms 84-86 respectively which are positioned on top of the chair arms 26-28 have attached thereto a plurality of elastic strips 124 and 126 respectivelyv which are attached at spaced points along these edges. The strips 124 and 126 may or may not be elastic,'elastic strips being preferred. The strips 124 are gathered at one point for attachment to a line 128 which may be elastic or inelastic as desired, the other end of line 128 being attached to the rearwardly extending rear flap 66. The line 128 has been shown broken in Fig. 14. This line is normally under tension and pulling the front cover 96 rearwardly, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The elastic strips 126 are also gathered and attached to a line 130 which is similar to line 128, line 130 being attached to the rear flap 68.

The rearwardly extending edges of rear flaps 66 and 68 have means attached thereto for securing these rear flaps onto the other. More specifically, the rear flap 66 has a pair of straps 132 attached thereto and the rear edge of flap 68 has a pair of buckles 134 attached thereto. The straps 132 are adapted to cooperate with buckles 134 whereby to secure the rear flaps 66-68 together in the manner illustrated in Fig. 6. These straps and buckles are secured next after the tie strings 116 and 118 have been secured. It can be seen from Fig. 2 that the line 128 in conjunction with the elastic strips 124 serves to pull the front cover 96 tightly across the front of the chair arm 26. The line 130 and the elastic strips 126 serve to move the front cover 98 into a similar position across the front of chair arm 28. However, it is necessary to secure the inwardly positioned edge of the front covers 96 and 98 if a truly smooth and snug fit is to be achieved of the front covers 96 and 98 across the arms 26 and 28 respectively.

To this end the inwardly disposed edges 136 and 138 of the front covers 96 and 98 are provided with a plurality of elastic strips 140 and 142 respectively, the structure and arrangement of these strips being similar to the construction and arrangement of strips 124 and 126. The ends of the elastic strips 140 are gathered and attached to a line 144, the other end of line 144 being attached to an anchoring member 146. Anchoring member 146 is in the form of a cylinder. The anchoring member 146 is adapted to be held in the crease formed between the chair back 30 and the chair arm 26, as illustrated in Fig. 5. In order to obtain the desired tension and fit of the front cover 96, a length of the line 144 is wrapped about anchoring member 146 until the desired tension in the strips 140 is obtained when the anchoring member 146 is in anchoring position. The two sets of'elastic strips 124 and 140 in cooperation with their respective anchoring lines 128 and 144 serve to securely and neatly hold the front cover 96 in covering position on the chair arm 26. This particular arrangement of fastening devices makes it possible to fit the front cover 96 to a wide variety of sizes and shapes of chair arms and still maintain a smooth and snug fit over the end of the arm.

In order to insure that the line 144 will not become entangled before application of the slip cover, a pair of guide members 148 and 150 are provided to properly position the line on the inside arm 54 at all times. The strips 140 and 142 may be elastic or inelastic as desired, the elastic strips being preferred.

The front cover 98 is similarly attached in covering position. More specifically, the ends of the elastic strips 144 are gathered and secured to one end of a line 152, the other end of line 152 being attached to an anchoring device 154. The structure, function and operation of line 152 and anchoring device 154 is identical with the function and operation of line 144 and anchoring device 146. A pair of guide members 156 and 158 are provided to insure that line 152 does not become entangled before application of the slip cover to a chair.

The lowermost and outermost corners of the outside arms 58 and 60 are provided with tie strings 160 and 162 so that these corners can be firmly secured to the front legs 36 and 38 respectively. The tie strings 116 and 160 cooperate with each other to clamp the inner and outer arms 54 and 58 snugly and firmly over the rearwardly extending portions of the front cover 96 whereby to make a smooth and neat appearing junction therebetween. These tie strings hold the inner and outer arms 54 and 58 respectively in a stretched and taut condition. The strings 118 and 162 similarly position and hold the inner arm 56 and outer arm 60 whereby to form a neat and smooth junction along the forward edge thereof where it contacts the front cover 86. It will be seen that these tie strings in effect securely anchor the inside and outside arms in proper covering relationship. After the tie strings 116118 and 160162, the straps 132, and the anchoring members 146 and 154 are in the attached position, the platform 44 and the complete coverings forming arms and sides of the chair will be in operative position.

The next portions of the slip cover to be applied are the covers for the chair shoulders 32 and 34. The shoulder sides 100 and 102 are first folded rearwardly about the lines 164 and 166. This operation places the shoulder tops 104 and 106 disposed in substantially parallel planes and extending upwardly above the chair back 30. These shoulder tops 104 and 106 are then folded downwardly and inwardly toward each other to the position shown in Fig. 3.

There is provided on shoulder side 100 a plurality of buckles 168 and on shoulder side 102 a plurality of straps 170 which are adapted to cooperate with buckles 168. After the shoulder sides and shoulder tops have been placed in covering position, the straps and buckles are fastened, as shown in Fig. 6. It is to be noted that the overlapping portions 108 and 110 of the shoulder tops 104 and 106 respectively will be held in covering position by the uppermost edges of the shoulder sides 100 and 102 respectively.

The back is then folded rearwardly and downwardly and fastened to the rear legs 4042. To this end an elastic or inelastic strip 172 is provided which loops under and around the rear legs. The strip 172 holds the back 52 in position.

The task of applying the slip cover 20 is completed by fastening the snaps 174 which are provided on the free ends of the various flounces 48, 72, 74, 76 and 78. When these snaps are engaged the flounces will completely surround the lowermost side of the chair and the lower edges of the seat and arm covers whereby to cover any of the exposed edges, attachments and fastening devices.

The material from which the slip cover is made is pref erably of a type which is relatively inelastic and may be of any suitable cloth or plastic. It is to be noted that all of the attachment devices are adjustable whereby to permit this inelastic slip cover to be applied and perfectly adjusted to a wide variety of sizes and shapes of overstuffed furniture pieces. The cushion 24 is preferably covered separately as is customary in the art.

Referring now to Figs. 12 and 13, there is shown a modification of the present invention which is particular": ly useful when the slip cover is to be applied to a chair having a T-type cushion. In this form of the invention the tie strings 116 and 118 are replaced by a line 176, one end of line 176 being attached to the slip cover and the other end carrying an anchoring device 178. The platform and inside arm of this form of slip cover is secured by embedding the anchoring device 178 in the fold formed between the seat 22a and the arm 26a. By this arrangement the tie strings 116 and 118 are completely eliminated.

A modified manner of holding the front covers of the front arms in position is shown in Fig. 15. In this form of the invention the elastic strips 124, 126, and 142 are eliminated and instead an elastic band 180 is at tached to the under side of the associated inside arm 54b as at 182 and to the outside arm 58b as at 1 84. The elastic band 180 will be stretched when the inside and outside arms are in the covering position and will lie against and contact the front cover 96b. This en-' gagement between the band 180 and the front cover 96b will hold the cover in a snug and taut position over the front of the associated chair arm.

It will be seen that there has been provided a slip cover which fulfills all of the objects and advantages set forth above. More specifically, a one-piece slip cover made of relatively inelastic material has been provided which can be applied to chairs of a variety of sizes, shapes and designs.

An improved method and structure for covering the front portions of chair arms has been provided. It is well known in the art that this is usually the most difiicult part of any chair to cover in a satisfactory manner with slip covers. The present invention not only covers these portions of the chair snugly to give a good appearance but can be applied to arms of various sizes, shapes and designs.

Moreover, the slip cover of the present invention can be easily and quickly applied. More specifically it is necessary merely to place the platform 44 in properposition on seat 22 and the remaining parts of the one-piece slip cover are automatically arranged in approximately the proper positions. The platform 44 is then secured in its proper position by means of the tie strings 116 and 118. After this the tie strings and 162 are secured to the front legs and the straps 132 are secured to the buckles 134. Next the front covers 96 and .98 are fitted and adjusted over the front of the chair arms and the anchoring members 146 and 154 adjusted and placed in anchoring position. Next the shoulder straps are engaged in the buckles 168 whereby to cover the shoulders of the chair. By placing the elastic band 172 around the rear legs, the final fastener device is in position. When the snap fasteners 174 on the flounces are moved into engagement the slip cover is in final applied position. 1

Although certain preferred embodiments of the invention have been set forth for purposes of illustration, it is to be understood that various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly the invention is to be limited only as set forth in the following claims.

The invention is hereby claimed as follows:

1. An adjustable slip cover for furniture having arms, said arms having inside and outside surfaces and front surfaces disposed in planes substantially perpendicular to the inside and outside surfaces, said cover including an inside arm cover for the inside surface, an outside arm cover for the outside surface, a front arm cover for covering the front surface, said front arm cover being fixedly attached along one edge to the forwardly extending edge of said outside arm cover and having the other edges thereof free, and resilient attachment means on said other edges of said front arm cover for holding said front arm cover in covering position over said front surface,- said attachment means fitting said frontcover variety of sizes and shapes of front arm surfaces. adjustable slip cover for furniture having arms, said arms having inside and outside surfaces and front surfaces -;disposed in planes substantially perpendicular to theinside and outside surfaces, said cover including an inside armcover for the inside surface, an outside arm cover for the'outside surface, a front arm cover for covering the front surface, said front arm cover being fixedly attached along one edge thereof to the forwardly extending edge of said outside arm cover and having the other edges thereof free, and a pair of resilient attachment members connected to spaced apart portions of said other; edges of said front arm cover, one of said attachment members being connected to the outside arm cover adjacent-:the' rear portion thereof, said one attachment member being under tension when said outside arm cover is in'covering position, and an anchoring member attached to' the-end ofthe other attachment member, said anchoring member 'beingadapted to be received in a crevice in the furniture whereby to hold said other attachment member under tension to hold said front cover in covering position.

3. An adjustable slip cover for furniture having arms, said arms having inside and outside surfaces and front surfaces disposed in planes substantially perpendicular to ;the insideand outside surfaces, said cover including an inside arm cover for the inside surface, an outside arm cover for the outside surface, a front arm cover for covering the front surface, said front arm cover being fixedlyatta'ched along one edge thereof to the forwardly extending edge of said outside arm cover and having the other edges thereof free, and a resilient holding member connected to said front cover at spaced apart points on said free edges, said holding member being adapted to engage said front cover to hold the front cover in tight covering position over said front arm surface;

4. An adjustable slip cover as set forth in claim 3, wherein said resilient holding member comprises a plur'ality of elastic strips attached at corresponding ends thereof at spaced apart points to the free edge of said front arm cover, the opposite corresponding ends of said strips being gathered and attached to one end of a strap, the opposite end of said strap being attached to the rear portion of said outer arm cover.

5. An adjustable slip cover as set forth in claim- 3, wherein said resilient holding member comprises a plurality of sets of strips attached at corresponding ends thereof at spaced apart points to the free edges of said front arm cover, the opposite corresponding ends of one set of said strips being attached to the top edge of said front cover and gathered and attached to one end of a strap, the opposite end of said strap being attached to the rear portion of said outer arm cover, the opposite corresponding ends of another set of said strips being attached to the side edge of said front cover and gathered and attached to one end of another strap, the opposite end of said other strap being attached to an anchoring member, said anchoring member being adapted to be received in a crevice in the furniture.

6. A slip cover for an article of furniture having a seat and a back and arms, comprising a platform for covering the seat, arm covers for covering the arms, and front and back cover panels for covering the chair back, said arms having inside and outside surfaces and front surfaces disposed in planes substantially perpendicular to the inside and outside surfaces, said cover including an inside arm cover for the inside surface, an outside and cover for the outside surface, a front arm cover for covering the front surface, said front arm cover being fixedly attached along one edge to the forwardly extending edge of said outside arm cover and having the other edges thereof free, and resilient attachment means on said other edges of said front arm cover for holding said front arm cover in covering position over said front surface, said attachment means fitting said front cover to a variety of sizes and shapes of front arm surfaces.

7-. A one-piece slip cover for furniture having a seat and a back and arms, comprising a platform for covering the seat, arm covers for covering the arms, front and back cover panels for covering the chair back, and means integrally connecting said platform and arm covers and said platform and said front and back cover panels, said arms having inside and outside surfaces and front surfaces disposed in planes substantially perpendicular to the inside and outside surfaces, said cover including an inside arm cover for the inside surface, an outside arm cover for the outside surface, a front arm cover for covering the front surface, said front arm cover being fixedly attached along one edge to the forwardly extending edge of said outside aim cover and having the other edges thereof free, and resilient attachment means on said other edges of said front arm cover for holding said front arm cover in covering position over said front surface, said attachment means fitting said front cover to a variety of sizes and shapes of front arm surfaces.

8. An adjustable slip cover for furniture having a seat and arms and a back with shoulders, comprising a platform for covering the seat, arm covers for covering the arms, said arms having inside and outside surfaces and front surfaces disposed in planes substantially perpendicular to the inside and outside surfaces, said cover including an inside arm cover for the inside surface, an outside arm cover for theoutside surface, a front arm cover for covering the front surface, said front arm cover beingfixedly attached along one edge to the forwardly extending edge of said outside arm cover and having the other edges thereof free, and resilient attachment means on said other edges of said front arm cover for holding said front arm cover in covering position over said front surface, said attachment means fitting said front cover to a variety of sizes and shapes of front arm surfaces, front and rear panel covers for covering the chair back, and shoulder covers for the chair shoulders, said shoulder covers being adjustable to fit shoulders of various sizes and shapes.

9. A one-piece slip cover for furniture having a seat and arms and a back with shoulders, comprising a platform for covering the seat, arm covers for covering the arms, said arms having inside and outside surfaces and from surfaces disposed in planes substantially perpendicular to the inside and outside surfaces, said-cover including an inside arm cover for the inside surface, an outside arm cover for the outside surface, a front arm cover for covering the front surface, said front arm cover being fixedly attached along one edge to the forwardly extending edge of said outside arm cover'and having the other edges thereof free, and resilient attachment means on said other edges of said front arm cover for holding said front arm cover in covering position over said front surface, said attachment means fitting said front cover to a variety of sizes and'shapes of front arm surfaces, front and rear cover panels for covering the chair back, shoulder covers for the chair shoulders, said shoulder covers adjustable to fit shoulders of various sizes'and shapes, and means integrally connecting said platform and arm covers and said platform and said front and back cover panels.

10. An adjustable slipcover for furniture having an arm, which arm has inside, outside and front surfaces and has a transverse cross section having a top portion projecting laterally outwardly of a lower portion, said cover including an inside arm cover for the inside surface, an outside ann cover for the outside surface, and a front arm 'cover for the front arm surface, said front arm surface cover being fixedly connected along a lower portion only of an outside edge thereof to a lower portion of a forward edge of said outside arm cover, an upper terminal end of the connection between said edges of said front andoutside arm covers being below the laterally outwardly projecting upper portion of the arm when the cover is applied to an arm and substantially below uppermost edges of said outside and front arm covers, and remaining edges of said front cover panel including an upper portion of said outer edge above said connection being free for adapting said front arm cover to be snugly applied to arms of various heights and shapes.

11. An adjustable slipcover for furniture having a back, a seat and side arms each of which arms has inside, outside and front surfaces and a transverse cross section having a top portion projecting laterally outwardly of a lower portion, said slipcover including back and seat cover means extending when applied to furniture over outer and inner surfaces of a back, over the seat and downwardly over a front surface of the seat, a pair of arm covers each including an inside arm surface cover, an outside arm surface cover, and a front arm surface cover fixedly connected along a lower portion only of an outside edge thereof to a lower portion of a forward edge of said outside arm surface cover, an upper terminal end of the connection between said edges of the front and outside arm surface covers being below the laterally outwardly projecting upper arm portion when the arm covers are applied to the furniture and being substantially below uppermost edges of said outside and front arm surface covers, and remaining edges of said front arm surface covers including upper portions of said outside edges above said connections being free for adapting said front arm surface covers to be snugly applied to arms of vari ous heights, sizes and shapes, and skirt means connected to a front portion of said back and seat cover means and to lower marginal parts of said outside arm surface covers, said skirt means having an upper edge above lower edges of said front arm surface covers when the slip cover is fully applied to furniture.

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